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Ex. MET-SFO-026 Order Primary source read

Order of the Health Officer of the County of Alameda (shelter in place), Mar. 16, 2020 (designated Order No. 20-04 in later County orders and releases)

Order directing all individuals living in the County to shelter at their place of residence except that they may leave to provide or receive certain essential services or engage in certain essential activities and work for essential businesses and governmental services; exempting individuals experiencing homelessness; directing all businesses and governmental agencies to cease non-essential operations at physical locations in the County; prohibiting all non-essential gatherings of any number of individuals; and ordering cessation of all non-essential travel

Health Officer of the County of Alameda (Erica Pan, M.D.) · County of Alameda (County)

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Jurisdiction
County of Alameda · San Francisco Bay Area · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 101040, 101085, 120175
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-03-31 11:59 p.m. (superseded by Order No. 20-10 of Mar. 31, 2020; originally through Apr. 7, 2020) (read as 2020-03-31)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses
  • governmental agencies
Functions reached
  • SF
  • CB
  • OP
  • TR
  • GATH
  • WF
Collection
San Francisco Bay Area MET-SFO

Operative words

2. All individuals currently living within the County of Alameda (the 'County') are ordered to shelter at their place of residence.... 3. All businesses with a facility in the County, except Essential Businesses as defined below in Section 10, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within the County except Minimum Basic Operations, as defined in Section 10. For clarity, businesses may also continue operations consisting exclusively of employees or contractors performing [activities at their own residences].... 12. This Order shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 17, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020, or until it is extended, rescinded, [superseded, or amended].

Enforcement

Misdemeanor (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 120295 et seq.)

Notes

The order number does not appear on the face of the order; '20-04' is from the County's later numbering. the Aug. 2, 2021 order is confirmed by Ex. MET-SFO-071.

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